Bobby Labonte News

Dale Jr’s Pit Crew Wins in Richmond; Fourth Victory Narrows Point Gap:

Dale Jr’s Pit Crew Wins in Richmond; Fourth Victory Narrows Point Gap:

September 10, 2003
The pit crew for Dale Earnhardt Jr's Chevrolet scored its fourth victory of the season in the weekly McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERade at the recent NASCAR Winston Cup race in Richmond, Va. The victory, worth $20,000, moved the No. 8 Budweiser

Drivers at Petty Enterprises today:

Drivers at Petty Enterprises today:

September 10, 2003
Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Ken Schrader, Bobby Labonte, Jeff Green, Dale Jarrett and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. were at Petty Enterprises in Randleman, NC today filming a commercial for Victory Junction Gang Camp .(9-10-2003)

#9 Crew Wins Pit Championship Award for 4th time after being fastest at Darlington:

#9 Crew Wins Pit Championship Award for 4th time after being fastest at Darlington:

September 4, 2003
The inaugural McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERade has paid out $500,000 to pit crews during the first 25 NASCAR Winston Cup races of the 2003 season. Leading the prize money list is the pit crew for Bill Elliott's team, which swiped its fourth

StockCarFans.Com – Rumblings – Darlington:

StockCarFans.Com – Rumblings – Darlington:

August 31, 2003
Score one for the Old Guys!!! Sure, we were wondering if Terry was gonna win another one before he got his AARP card, but after today he's just another young gun. Texas Terry led the final 33 laps at Darlington Raceway to capture his second Mountain Dew Southern 500

StockCarFans.com – Ramblings – Darlington:

StockCarFans.com – Ramblings – Darlington:

August 29, 2003
The incredible pole machine that is Ryan Newman continued to roll this afternoon at Darlington Raceway. Ryan captured the Bud Pole for Sunday's Mountain Dew Southern 500 (the final Labor Day edition) with a time of 24.090 (169.048 mph)....besting Jimmie Johnson for

StockCarFans.Com: Rumblings – Michigan:

StockCarFans.Com: Rumblings – Michigan:

August 17, 2003
In what was yet another fuelish event, #12-Ryan Newman made his gas last the final 52 laps today at Michigan International Speedway and won the GFS Marketplace 400. For Newman, it was his 5th victory of the season and 6th of his career. He's now the lone driver in

8 Straight at MIS:

8 Straight at MIS:

August 17, 2003
There have been eight different race winners in the past eight Winston Cup races at Michigan which ties Charlotte, New Hampshire and Pocono for the second longest streak of different race winners. Martinsville holds the all-time record for different race winners, with

Stock Car Fans – Ramblings: Michigan:

Stock Car Fans – Ramblings: Michigan:

August 16, 2003
There must be something about this place and the Labontes. Are you sure we're in Michigan and not in Corpus Christi? [TX] #18-Bobby Labonte grabbed his 4th Bud Pole of the season for Sunday's GFS Marketplace 400 this afternoon. After a two hour rain delay he blistered

A Decade at the Brickyard DVD:

A Decade at the Brickyard DVD:

August 13, 2003
The continuation of a highly successful partnership created to bring motion picture-quality home entertainment to an estimated 75 million enthusiastic NASCAR racing fans, NASCAR Images and Shoreline Media Group (SMG) today announced the upcoming release of A Decade

Elliott Sadler’s Pit Crew Wins at Watkins Glen:

Elliott Sadler’s Pit Crew Wins at Watkins Glen:

August 13, 2003
Elliott Sadler's pit crew took home the first-place check of $20,000 for winning Sunday's (Aug. 10) McDonald's Drive-Thru Pit Championship fueled by POWERade at Watkins Glen International. The victory was the first for Sadler's pit crew, which is ranked seventh in

Milestones:

Milestones:

August 8, 2003
#10-Johnny Benson will start his 250th Winston Cup race; #97-Kurt Busch will start his 100th Cup race. #18-Bobby Labonte will start his 350th consecutive Cup race at Watkins Glen.(8-8-2003)

NASCAR vs IRL Points:

NASCAR vs IRL Points:

August 8, 2003
what would the top ten in Drivers Points look like using IRL system? (where they stand in other system in parens) Matt Kenseth (1 in Cup system)) Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2) Jeff Gordon (3) Bobby Labonte (6) Kurt Busch (8) Ryan Newman (9) Jimmie Johnson (4) Michael Waltrip

Laps at the Brickyard:

Laps at the Brickyard:

August 4, 2003
Bill Elliott, the 2002 Brickyard 400 champion, has completed a record 1,599 of a possible 1,600 laps in 10 starts. Bobby Labonte, the 2000 race champion, finished one lap down and has completed 1,598 laps. Robby Gordon joined John Andretti and Tony Stewart as the only

Different Points Systems, Different Results [well…not really]:

Different Points Systems, Different Results [well…not really]:

August 3, 2003
from the USA Today - The Winston Cup points race would look much different if NASCAR adopted another series' scoring system: Current NASCAR Winston Cup points standings (43 cars score points; 175 for a victory, 34 for 43rd): 1. Matt Kenseth (1 win) 2,977 2. Dale Earnhardt

Ganassi and Stewart have spoken:

Ganassi and Stewart have spoken:

August 1, 2003
Winston Cup champion Tony Stewart and car owner Chip Ganassi have spoken about teaming up at some point. Ganassi fielded an IRL car for Stewart two years ago in the Indianapolis 500 and said Friday that partnership could eventually lead to a merger. Stewart's current